Intramedullary spinal metastasis of a carcinoid tumor

Jay I Kumar; Vijay Yanamadala; John H Shin

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.07.002

Intramedullary spinal metastasis of a carcinoid tumor

J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Dec;22(12):1990-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.07.002. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

Authors

Jay I Kumar¹, Vijay Yanamadala², John H Shin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 021, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: vyanamadala@mgh.harvard.edu.

PMID: 26260116
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.07.002

Abstract

We report an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from a bronchial carcinoid, and discuss its mechanisms and management. Intramedullary spinal cord metastases from any cancer are rare, and bronchial carcinoids account for only a small fraction of lung cancers. To our knowledge, an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from a bronchial carcinoid has been described only once previously.

Keywords: Carcinoid tumor; Central nervous system; Intramedullary spinal metastasis; Metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoid Tumor / secondary*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / secondary*